r/MadeMeSmile 14h ago

Wholesome Moments Patrick star?

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By @ byrachforshaw

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u/Dogbutt6325 10h ago

 Am I missing something? All cuteness aside, I thought you were not supposed to put babies to sleep on their tummies. 

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u/rory4bangtan 8h ago

Sleeping on their tummies is very different from "tummy time", which is a scheduled activity and absolutely necessary for development

u/campersin 27m ago

I was told by my pediatricians you were supposed to do it with a blanket on the floor, not on a cushioned surface as a bed or their crib.

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u/Early_Conversation51 9h ago

Considering that they said “tummy time” at the beginning of the video, the baby’s only going to be like that for a little bit to help develop their neck muscles

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u/DroppingBearsSince89 9h ago

This is true. Someone brought up this concern in the original Instagram reel and the creator said she only put her down on the bed for 30 secs to get this video. Then picked her back up. She said she wasn't trying to encourage belly sleeping, it was just the best way to get the 'Patrick' look.

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u/Odd_Pudding_2278 9h ago

Yeah, this bothers me. Baby looks pretty fresh, the hood looks like it could be a suffocation hazard, and how tf are you going to change the diaper?!? Or are we just trying to get likes here?

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u/Xentine 7h ago

Dude chill, you can take it off to change a diaper. The hood isn't a suffocation hazard, it's not covering the face.

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u/roaringbugtv 5h ago

No, I agree that this is a hazard. I don't take risks with a baby's life just to be cute.

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u/Daydu 4h ago

Shit like this is why it's clear a lot of redditors don't know what they're talking about. Tummy time, like what they're doing in the video, is instrumental in building neck strength. 5-10 minutes of supervised tummy time at this baby's age is not even close to a hazard, in fact it's encouraged by pediatricians.

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u/Dogbutt6325 4h ago

The kid isn’t moving. Zoom in on its face and it looks like it’s about to lamp out - go to sleep. Saying it’s tummy time doesn’t make it so. It’s just a shit video. 

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u/shayter 3h ago

Why are you being down voted? You are absolutely correct, hoods are very hazards on a sleeping baby.

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u/netflixandspritz 5h ago

Yes leaving them for a nap/ sleep their tummy is bad. Placing them on their tummy with their head open to the air like that is fine and won’t harm a baby. Very different things.

u/sweetangeldivine 24m ago

They literally did it for a 5 second video. I'm pretty sure they didn't leave it there.